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Homemade Vanilla Pecan Cherry Coconut Granola

I kept reading how delicious and easy homemade granola was to make, but I’d just tell myself that I wasn’t a granola person – I much preferred other cereals like Kashi Go Lean in my yogurt. How wrong I was. This granola is the feeling of warmth and comfort, it’s slightly sweet with a great crunch and finishes with a tart cherry. I think I’ve found my next food obsession.

For about a month I was eating muesli with my yogurt and fruit and enjoyed it a fair bit, I was having issues with how quickly the volume of the muesli compacted when mixed with the fruit and yogurt. I went to see if I could find a base granola recipe and stumbled on Cook and Kate’s recipe and decided to use her suggestions for the ratios of ingredients. For the mix ins, I settles on pecans (because they’re my favorite nut), dried cherries, and coconut (because I’m also obsessed with the wide shredded coconut). Oh and in my opinion, it’s the cloves and nutmeg that really makes things pop!